Hedges vs Brown preview: John Hedges battles Pat Brown for the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles this Saturday in Manchester.
Hedges vs Brown takes place at the Co-op Live Arena and is live on DAZN worldwide.
Despite being the more experienced of the pair, Hedges is the betting underdog to defeat Brown.
Hedges is undefeated in 12 professional bouts. ‘The Gentleman’ defended his English cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision win over Ellis Zorro in December.
Meanwhile, Brown, a 2024 Olympian, has won his first six professional fights all by stoppage.
In April, the Manchester man halted Vasil Ducar in Altrincham.
Prediction: This could prove a bit too early for Brown. If Hedges can avoid his power, he can cause the upset. Therefore, I’m backing him to win by decision.
Masoud meets Mansilla
In the chief support of Hedges vs Brown, Shabaz Masoud moves up in weight and challenges Ckari Cani Mansilla.
Previously, Masoud captured the European super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over Peter McGrail in December. Meanwhile, Mansilla has lost four times in his career, but does head into this clash off the back of two victories.
The vacant IBF Intercontinental featherweight title is up for grabs.
Prediction: Masoud should win on points.
Hedges vs Brown Preview Remaining Undercard
Elsewhere, Kieron Conway can hand Mark Jeffers a third straight defeat. Conway was stopped by George Liddard in his last outing in October.
Joe Howarth is on the rebuild following defeat to Giorgio Visioli. The lightweight should have enough to snap the unbeaten record of Josh Holmes.
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Garan Croft is a likely points winner over Mohammed Graich at super welterweight and Alfie Middlemiss can do the same against Gerard Hughes in their featherweight clash.
Tom Rafferty will likely halt Liam Walsh, while Jack Power may need all six rounds to see off Victor Ionascu.
Rounding off the Hedges vs Brown preview, Emily Whitworth can extend her undefeated record with a points success over Beata Dudek.
